Stocks edge higher ahead of Memorial Day holiday

Major stock indexes drifted higher in morning trading Friday, putting the market on track for a third consecutive day of modest gains. A government report showing sales of new U.S. homes increased last month pushed up homebuilder stocks....

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By Benzinga, September 10, 2013, 02:57:53 PM EDT Vote up The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA ), the tracking ETF for the 30 blue-chips that comprise the venerable Dow, will be getting a big makeover on Sept. 23. That is the first day the Dow and subsequently DIA will open for trading with Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ), Nike (NYSE: NKE ) and Visa (NYSE: V ) as...

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Cisco Systems reported second quarter fiscal 2015 results after the bell on Wednesday and it was quite a good quarter for the network technology giant. Earnings per share came in at $0.53, beating Wall Street\'s estimates of $0.51. The company even posted better-than-expected top line numbers, with sales of $11.9 billion, even though analysts were looking for $11.8 billion. TheStreet\'s Scott Gamm speaks with Kelly Kramer, chief financial officer of Cisco Systems for more analysis of the company\'s financial results, headwinds in China and competition from the likes of Facebook.
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Cisco Systems reported second quarter fiscal 2015 results after the bell on Wednesday and it was quite a good quarter for the network technology giant. Earnings per share came in at $0.53, beating Wall Street\'s estimates of $0.51. The company even posted better-than-expected top line numbers, with sales of $11.9 billion, even though analysts were looking for $11.8 billion. TheStreet\'s Scott Gamm speaks with Kelly Kramer, chief financial officer of Cisco Systems for more analysis of the company\'s financial results, headwinds in China and competition from the likes of Facebook.
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Cisco Systems reported second quarter fiscal 2015 results after the bell on Wednesday and it was quite a good quarter for the network technology giant. Earnings per share came in at $0.53, beating Wall Street\'s estimates of $0.51. The company even posted better-than-expected top line numbers, with s

North Korea\'s Ambassador to the UK told British broadcaster Sky News that his country has an ability to fire a nuclear weapon and would be prepared to use it in retaliation to any nuclear attack against them. (March 20)
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